Potentially severe thunderstorms are expected to lash the New York City metro area later Thursday, bringing the threat of damaging straight-line wind and hail as we kick off one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

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It will be a mostly sunny and warm week. Temperatures will be near or slightly above average. Thunderstorms will be possible, especially in the mountains.

According the the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Flossie could strengthen into a hurricane as early as Monday.

The hurricane center said early Wednesday morning, July 2, Flossie is located about 315 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph with higher gusts. The hurricane is moving toward the west-northwest,

Hurricane Flossie gains Category 3 strength in the Pacific while remaining off Mexico's southwest coast.

Residents and local businesses are still picking up the pieces from yesterday's dust storm and are now bracing for the return of triple-digit heat.

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